Imports of pesticides have long been subsidised for use in the cocoa agroforests of the humid forest zone of southern Cameroon. With the liberalisation of the cocoa and pesticides sectors and the devaluation of the local currency (CFA franc), farmers are facing fluctuations in the price paid for ...
Les pesticides ont e ́télongtemps subventionne ́s de l’importation aux applications dans les agroforeˆts cacaode la zone de foreˆt humide du Sud-Cameroun. Avec la libe ́ralisation des filie`rescacao et pesticides et lade ́valuation du franc CFA, les paysans font face aux fluctuations des prix d’...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Coulibaly, O.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Weise, S.F.
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Tchatat, M.
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[Integrated pest Management in cocoa agroforest in Southern Cameroon: constraints and overview]
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Integrated pest Management in cocoa agroforest in Southern Cameroon: constraints and overview
Group surveys were conducted in five villages in each of the three resource-use zones of the humid forest zone of Southern Cameroon, to assess insect pests’ incidence and the variation due to forest landscape degradation in the agricultural production systems. 389 farmers were interviewed. The re...
Kekeunou, S.
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Messi, J.
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Weise, S.F.
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Tindo, M.
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[Insect pests incidence and variations due to forest landscape degradation in the humid forest zone of southern Cameroon: farmers perception and need for adopting an Integrated Pest Management strategy]
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Insect pests incidence and variations due to forest landscape degradation in the humid forest zone of southern Cameroon: farmers perception and need for adopting an Integrated Pest Management strategy
Cocoa-producing countries of West and Central Africa experienced a serious economic crisis in the early 1980s, when the cocoa sector was liberalized and the macroeconomic policies of the sector changed. These institutional changes created new difficulties and challenges for sustainable cocoa farm...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Weise, S.F.
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Adesina, A.A.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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Tchatat, M.
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Ndoye, O.
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[Production constraints on cocoa agroforetry systems in West and Central Africa: the need for integrated pest management and multi-institutional approaches]
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Production constraints on cocoa agroforetry systems in West and Central Africa: the need for integrated pest management and multi-institutional approaches
Karamura, E.B.
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Jogo, Wellington
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Rietveld, A.M.
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Ochola, D.
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Staver, Charles
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Tinzaara, W.
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Karamura, D.A.
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Kubiriba, J.
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Weise, S.F.
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[Effectiveness of agro-ecological intensification practices in managing pests in smallholder banana systems in East and Central Africa]
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Effectiveness of agro-ecological intensification practices in managing pests in smallholder banana systems in East and Central Africa